tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post112506306425828979..comments2015-03-03T17:19:53.147-06:00Comments on Althouse: "You either have an aid bonanza or you have nothing."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1125092793095479242005-08-26T16:46:00.000-05:002005-08-26T16:46:00.000-05:00Aid to the poor, has always been characterised by ...Aid to the poor, has always been characterised by feast or famine: feast for brief periods when conditions of extreme (chronic) poverty are highlighted by TV "news" cameras chasing rock stars on do-good missions, between gigs; and famine for the other 350 days of the year.<BR/><BR/>Alas, the only thing that is shocking about starvation in Ethiopia, Darfur, Niger, Mali et.al. is the relief that comes in like a shot of smack to heroin junkie that leaves him withering away until his next fix... But for too many children in Africa, the wait between fixes is often terminal.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the fact that this is the first comment to this provocative post may reflect the compassion and donor fatigue that excuses our chronic disregard in this context. Enough already! Happy hour is about to begin....ALH ipinionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13902631690276049000noreply@blogger.com